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Geico Donates $2,500 to Survivor Fund

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The International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum has announced that Geico presented a donation of $2,500 to the International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum’s Survivor Fund. The funds will provide financial support to families of those lost in the line of service.

The Survivor Fund helps provide immediate financial help to families affected by tragedy in the line of service, and Geico is proud to support the efforts of the Survivor Fund.

“We are very grateful for the continued generosity of Geico in supporting our Survivor Fund,” said Jeffrey Godwin, ITRHFM Board Member and Survivor Fund Committee Chairman. “As we work to provide funds for families when tragedies occur, we are also working to create an investment position to allow our Fund to meet the needs of our industry on a perpetual basis. Corporate donations like the one from Geico are key to our success in reaching our $1,000,000 goal.”

On average, close to 60 road service professionals are killed each year assisting stranded motorists on the side of busy roadways or performing their duties in towing and recovery. The Survivor Fund, founded in 2006 and managed by the International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum, was started to offer financial support to the families that have lost a loved one in the line of service within industry. Since its inception, the Survivor Fund has approved and paid out over 150 claims to support families in their time of need due to tragic accidents.

ZACKLIFT FIFTHWHEELER

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Inexpensive to buy, Inexpensive to operate, Simple to install

Zacklift FIFTHWHEELER owners report paying for the equipment in 6 months. The FIFTHWHEELER keeps operating costs down with low insurance costs, lighter weight for less fuel consumed and less tire wear. Buyer-friendly finance terms make it possible to make profit, not big payments.

The FIFTHWHEELER arrives ready for hook-up. Loads and drops just like a semi-trailer. Every possible step of installation is factory completed.

STANDARD EQUIPMENT
+ Hydraulic valve with both levers and remote control
+ Quality viper red paint
+ Glad-hands and third pneumatic tool line
+ 5 sets high-tensile cast steel frame forks
+ Multi positional fork receivers
+ Second receivers, 12” reach extenders + LED stop, tail, turn lights
+ Front leveler stands
+ Built-in fork rack
+ Quick disconnects for hydraulic lines, air and electrical
+ Rotomolded valve cover

OPTIONS
+ Industry’s only FIFTHWHEELER STIFFLEGS
+ 20,000 and 30,000 lb Warn planetary winch with roller guide
+ Custom gullwing tool boxes
+ Industrial quality wireless remote control
+ Tire Lift, SUV through 24.5
+Trailer 5th Wheel Hitch, Locking Spring Forks, 5” & 10” Risers, 5” & 8” Steertek Forks +more

SPECIFICATIONS
+ 32,000 or 40,000 lb lift rating
+ 84,000 or 100,000 lb tow rating
+ Reach past tailboard 131” or 147”
+ Retracted distance 60” or 67”
+ Weight 2800 lbs or 4100 lbs
+ 30* Tilt Range, 78” or 101” (Darian, use degree sign)

For information, contact: Zacklift International, Inc.
509.674.4426
Toll-free 844-ZACKLIFT
www.zacklift.com

Yale Cordage

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Looking for a safer, stronger, more maneuverable winch line that can handle all the abuse of coldand wet-weather recovery? Try Ultrex by Yale Cordage. This workhorse rope is 12 easily spliced strands of HMPE – one of the strongest and lightest fibers made – precision-braided for minimal stretch, maximum strength, and optimal sheave cycling. It absorbs zero water, stays flexible in
freezing conditions, and is protected from abrasion by Yale’s tough Maxijacket HP coating. Information at www.yalecordage.com.

Wrecker Rentals, Inc

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Wrecker Rentals, Inc. provides full-service tow truck rental for the lower 48 states. They provide short-term (three-day minimum) and long-term tow truck rental of late model light duty wreckers and roll back tow trucks. They distribute trucks from Atlanta, Georgia, & Dallas, Texas, and, in most cases, can have a truck to you within 24 hours of approval.

www.rentawrecker.com

(770) 898-1200

Windshield Cam’s 4 Camera Professional Truck Video Security

Side Cam

Side Cam

Windshield Cam is the original and the leader in Multi Camera Truck Video Security for commercial trucks with long 300 hour recording time. The 4 Camera Windshield Cam System records all 4 sides of the truck & trailer, protecting you 24/7 against theft, vandalism, hit & runs, traffic accidents and road rage. The 2 side mirror cameras are very important in providing proof in sideswipes and merging accidents. The Rear Camera records all activity behind. Nobody beats our cameras at night. To view Windshield Cam truck video footage, please visit www.WindshieldCam.com or call Ron at (403) 616-6610.

VTS Systems

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For many, it is time to begin 2015 planning strategies. Do you have the right mix of vehicles to service your market, the right employees, and are they well-trained? You should also look at advancing software technology. In plain terms, the market offers two types of software, PC based, and cloud-based, and each offers unique advantages. If you want your drivers to answer customer calls, enter towing and pricing information via a smart phone or tablet, you might consider a cloud based application.

If, however, your business model requires a dispatcher to efficiently manage the process of answering calls, entering data, assigning the correct tow truck, and providing drivers with “what, when, and how,” then a PC/server solution may be a better fit.

Beginning in 2015, VTS Systems will offer both a cloud-based and PC/server based solutions. Remember, do your research, call and ask questions, seek opinions, as to what works and what does not, and bear in mind, you can contact VTS Systems at 281.373.3072 Ext. 2.

Urgent.ly

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Urgent.ly — Not your traditional, profit-squeezing road club.

Urgent.ly is America’s new and trusted roadside assistance provider, and we’re changing the way people get roadside help.

Smart on-demand, pay-per-use apps for consumers combined with advanced, real-time dispatch system for service providers is the fastest way to get connected with high margin, quality nearby jobs.

Urgent.ly’s combination of great rates, fast digital payments, and easy-to-use apps makes it easy for roadside businesses to be profitable!

And while we can go on and on about how our technology results in better capacity management and improved resource utilization, the important thing is what we’re hearing from our network of service providers. They love our service.

Offering some of the highest payout rates in the industry, joining the Urgent.ly service provider network is free, with no minimums and no commitments. It’s a no brainer.

www.urgent.ly

United Plastic Fabricating

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Does your chassis and boom have a lot more miles left in them? Avoid the expense of regenning and give your dependable wrecker or rotator a new life! Replace your rusted old body with a PolyBody®, Poly-Gen™ series high-impact plastic tow truck body. All body sizes and styles are available from light to heavy duty with optional doors, paint, wiring and trim. Save your hard-earned money and buy factory direct from United Plastic Fabricating, Inc.

Pat Cahill
978-989-0264
pcahill@unitedplastic.com

Tru-Balance

Tru-Balance

When mounting hub-piloted wheels, all the weight of the wheel and tire rests on the top pilots, creating a gap in the bottom pilots, leaving the wheel off center. A small gap the size of a business card can result in an off center wheel and an “egg-shaped” motion upon rotation. This uneven motion results in tire vibration and irregular tire wear. Even if you balance the tires, the wheel is still off center.

The TRU-BALANCE products bypass the hub-pilots and center the wheels back to the wheel studs, which is the true center of the wheel. When the wheels are properly centered, the result is increased tire life, increased fuel mileage and an unbelievably smooth ride.

Contact us at 866-686-9285 or visit us online at www.tru-bal.com.

Triple K Industries

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We at Triple K Industries have been striving to bring you the best and most durable products for the past 21 years. We were the first to come out with the 5th Wheel Quick-Tach. We now have designed a completely new Heavy Duty Truck Lift and named it the “TRUE TILT” obviously because of its tilting capabilities. We have the most features that have ever been put into an under-reach unit.

(800) 624-2892

www.triplekindustries.com

Tracker

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Do you want to automate your office and paperwork? Are you not sure what you want or need or you know exactly what you want but need to find the solution?

Tracker Management Systems, Inc. has been in the business of doing just that for over 28 years. Helping progressive thinking business owners discover what their biggest bottleneck, pain in the tail, office activity is and what the best solution for that is.

The area that most affects the mental stress and bottom line of your business will typically be one of the
following:

  • Problem keeping track of the paperwork, leading to lost revenue
  • Dispatchers falling behind with calls and keeping track of where the trucks are
  • Wasting too much time finding vehicles in impound and processing them
  • Statements and Payroll are taking too much time to complete
  • Time-consuming effort to take motor club calls
  • Special needs that might require custom

If any of these issues or ones like them are causing you to want to find a way to make your office run better, if you desire to understand how or what software can do for you, then look at and talk with the Tracker Management team. We have trained well over a thousand users of some of the largest or most advanced tow companies in the country. We work with companies and write custom features to address the needed processes to run exactly the way a customer might want or need. Our processes, customer support and training are second to none. The ease and simplicity makes training your staff a breeze. Employees will grasp how to use Tracker software in a day and will be productive in very short order. If you want software that you can grow into and not out of, if you want to own your software and keep your business information in house where you control it, Tracker offers that. Or if you want a system that is cloud based, Tracker has that, as well. Keeping your system processing fast and without the requirement of high-speed Internet is a great benefit. Having and wanting the ability to log into and use your software from home, your truck or a second location is always available on either system. If your Internet goes down, your in-house enterprise solution will continue to give you uninterrupted service. So, regardless of your size and needs, a call to Tracker will help you determine your best solution.

From Dispatch to phones, tablets or TomTom. From GPS, mapping, billing to QuickBooks. From impound, pictures, lien letters and payroll. From pricing, management reports, job costing and more. It’s all there. Tracker is by far the most complete, flexible and easy to use software in the towing business now for over 28 years. Hope to talk with you soon; we look forward to the opportunity to help you reach these goals.

www.trackermanagement.com

Tow Mart

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Introducing the Fusion Light by SoundOff Signal. Surface mounted light to elevate visibility by mounting to the headache rack or sides of truck. Six strobe flash patterns & available in Amber, Red, White, or Blue. In addition to strobe patterns, this light has a “cruise” mode for a steady on function. The Fusion Light also carries a 5-year warranty.

www.towmart.com

towPartners

In operation since 1997, towPartners is the leading membership organization in the towing industry. The towPartners program supports more than 30 towing associations as well as over 6,000 member companies nationwide.

The program is designed to drive business to our members while providing valuable resource materials, industry statistics and savings to help our members grow their business.

www.towpartners.com

TOPS

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TOPS manages all aspects of a tow operation from the initial tow request to final disposition. Enable your staff to work smarter with features such as mobile apps for drivers and lot managers, automated pricing, lien processing, auction management and more. Ensure employee accountability with features such as tow ticket management and the driver checkout system. TOPS offers screen and field level security to keep employees focused on their specific task. Gain a better understanding of your business with detailed management, customer activity, driver and truck productivity reports and view metrics using TOPS Business Analyzer.

TOPS integrates with QuickBooks, GPS systems, motor clubs and Police systems. Use BudgetGPS to visualize vehicles and TOPS calls on the same map!!

TOPS is ideal for Impound Lots, Tow operators, Municipalities and more.

TOPS is designed, developed and supported in-house!

For more information:
866-800-8677, Opt 2
www.towxchange.net

Webfleet Solutions

Webfleet Solutions offers a complete fleet management solution that ensures the highest return on investment to towers. Our award-winning GPS vehicle tracking, dispatching, and navigation solution is a necessity for all towing and recovery operations. Because Webfleet Solutions partners with nearly all tow management software companies, dispatching jobs to drivers is done with only one simple click away. The WEBFLEET application telematics solution allows you to make better overall smarter dispatching decisions with real-time vehicle location and traffic-based information. Other benefits such as PTO monitoring, geofencing, real-time driver coaching on the navigation device, and live traffic-based navigation will help you successfully monitor your fleet and create a safer driving environment.

www.webfleet.com

sureFleet

sureFleet Software

sureFleet Software

By streamlining the management of fleet maintenance with sureFleet, companies save money, avoid downtime, and increase productivity. sureFleet provides system alerts for preventative maintenance services and provides detailed reports that allow companies to review their costs associated with each vehicle. The free sureFleet mobile app is available for both Android and Apple devices and allows drivers to update odometers, enter fuel purchase information, complete daily vehicle inspections, report accidents, and more.

www.surefleet.com